Gale Virtual Reference Library database

Gale Virtual Reference Library contains keyword searchable reference sources. Good starting point; get an overview of a topic and identify some keywords you can use to search for articles. In this database, you will find:

encyclopedias
dictionaries
almanacs
yearbooks
directories

Welcome to the Cañada College Library!

Greetings! Your college library offers these services and resources to help you with your homework:

Librarians can help you find the articles you need for your assignments and help you cite your sources correctly. Come see us at the Reference desk.

Library computers do not require a login or have a time limit!

The library has printers, copiers, and calculators.

For fall semester 2018, our group study rooms are closed due to construction, but you can use the library classroom to meet with classmates to work on projects together.

You can check out textbooks from Course Reserves.

The library opens at 8 a.m. and closes until 9 p.m. during fall and spring and 7 p.m. during summer.

Kanopy

Kanopy is a streaming film database that includes movies and documentaries in a wide range of categories, including these:

The Criterion Collection
The Great Courses
The Films of Ingmar Bergman
On the Runway: Fashion Documentary
Short Film
Early Film
Independent Film
Healthy Living
Spanish Language Cinema
World Cinema

You need a library card to access databases off-campus

To access databases off-campus, log in with your library card and PIN number, usually the last four digits of your phone number.

A library card from any of the 35 Peninsula Library System libraries, which includes all 32 public libraries in San Mateo County as well as the three college libraries, will give you off-campus access to college library resources.

Come to the library Circulation Desk with a student ID or California Driver's License to fill out a form for a library account.